Ryan Murphy, MA, LPCC-S, has a  Master's Degree in Counseling and Guidance from New Mexico State University. He also completed all his coursework and internship through an APA accredited program at West Virginia University. He is a licensed professional clinical counselor with a supervision designation. He was previously the director of crisis services in Wayne and Holmes Counties. He also is a therapist with the residential program at Christian Children's Home of Ohio and works with youth who have been traumatized. He has been training in crisis de-escalation and QPR.